On August 15, 1992, William Dove, an elderly retiree, left his cottage at the Round Lake resort in southeast Saskatchewan to assist three individuals fix flat tires on their truck. Dove never returned home. The following morning, his burning vehicle was discovered in a field near the city of Regina, Saskatchewan while his badly beaten body was found in a separate area on the east side of the city. Three individuals were charged with his murder; David Myles Acoose, Hubert Cory Acoose and a young offender. Dove was a white senior citizen from Whitewood, Saskatchewan: his assailants were Natives from the Sakimay First Nation, just west of Round Lake. In the aftermath of Dove’s death and the trial, which ultimately found all three guilty of manslaughter, the public attempted to make sense of a crime that appeared senseless. In my research, I reject the idea that the crime was committed out of a lack of judgement and a deficit of morality alone, but I argue instead that it has to be understood within the context of colonialism. In contextualizing this violent encounter, a layered understanding of the murder surfaces and it becomes clear how colonial history within the region played a significant role in the enactment of violence. The findings of this research are based upon a discursive examination of actual court transcripts, postcolonial critical theory, and historical examination.

Climate change effects have been documented in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Temperature is predicted to continue to increase, and precipitation patterns are changing. As a result, river flow is anticipated to diminish. The South Saskatchewan River (SSR) provides vital habitat to lake sturgeon. Lake sturgeon are currently endangered or threatened across most of their native range, prompting provincial governments to develop management strategies. As lake sturgeon habitat is dependent on flow, understanding climate change impacts on flow conditions in the SSR will be an important component of their long-term management strategy for lake sturgeon. I have developed empirical models based on regional climate variables (temperature and precipitation) to predict in-stream flow. These models were developed using general linear modeling and Akaikes Information Criterion (AIC). Future in-stream flow was predicted by extracting key variables from 5 different GCM’s and inserting the variables into the predictive flow models. These future flow scenarios were coupled with habitat suitability indices developed to assess changes in sturgeon habitat developed by the Water Security Agency and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Flow scenarios predict a decrease in the habitat of most life stages (spawning, juvenile, adult and subadult), but an increase in fry habitat. These models will represent a novel advancement for sturgeon management in Western Canada.

On August 15, 1992, William Dove, an elderly retiree, left his cottage at the Round Lake resort in southeast Saskatchewan to assist three individuals fix flat tires on their truck. Dove never returned home. The following morning, his burning vehicle was discovered in a field near the city of Regina, Saskatchewan while his badly beaten body was found in a separate area on the east side of the city. Three individuals were charged with his murder; David Myles Acoose, Hubert Cory Acoose and a young offender. Dove was a white senior citizen from Whitewood, Saskatchewan: his assailants were Natives from the Sakimay First Nation, just west of Round Lake. In the aftermath of Dove’s death and the trial, which ultimately found all three guilty of manslaughter, the public attempted to make sense of a crime that appeared senseless. In my research, I reject the idea that the crime was committed out of a lack of judgement and a deficit of morality alone, but I argue instead that it has to be understood within the context of colonialism. In contextualizing this violent encounter, a layered understanding of the murder surfaces and it becomes clear how colonial history within the region played a significant role in the enactment of violence. The findings of this research are based upon a discursive examination of actual court transcripts, postcolonial critical theory, and historical examination.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin, 1965. / Extension Repository Collection. Typescript (carbon copy). Includes autobiographical sketch of the author. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-106).

The objects of the present study were to collect adequate data concerning the distribution of velocity in a typical valley glacier, to relate these to current theories of glacier flow, and if necessary to suggest modifications to these theories. Conventional field methods were used. Surface movement, both horizontal and vertical, was measured by triangulation of markers in the ice from fixed points on bedrock around the perimeter of the glacier. Movement at depth was determined by measurements in boreholes of the change of inclination with time. Seismic and gravity measurements of ice thickness were also available. The methods of measurement and computation are described and their accuracy is assessed. It was observed that the vertical velocity of the top of the pipe in each borehole is equal to that of the ice in its vicinity. Methods of analysing borehole data are critically reviewed in the light of this fact. A correction term for the curvature of the pipe is also used in the analysis. It is shown that, on the Athabaska Glacier, the longitudinal strain rate is not constant with depth, and that, for about 100 metres below the surface, the horizontal velocity is slightly greater than its surface value. Present theory does not cover these cases. Possible modifications are suggested. The assumption, sometimes made in the past, that the width of a valley glacier can be regarded as infinite, is shown to be unjustified. In the absence of a complete stress and velocity solution for the case of finite width, the stress solution is modified by the introduction of the "shape factor" in the stress solution. The relation between the second invariants of the strain rate and stress deviator tensors is compared with the simple power law as determined by laboratory experiments with ice. Comparison is made both for borehole measurements and measurements of change of surface velocity across transverse lines. Agreement is satisfactory, within the limits of experimental error, for all the borehole results and some of the surface movement results. This is interpreted as evidence that the underlying theory is not seriously in error. In particular, the basic assumptions, made by Nye, that the components of strain rate and stress deviator tensors are proportional, that the constant depends only on the second invariant of the stress deviator, and that the shear stress is only a slowly varying function of distance down the glacier, seem to be reasonable approximations. Of three laboratory flow laws, that of Glen for quasi-viscous creep gives the most satisfactory fit to the data. The fit would be improved if the mean temperature of the glacier were about -0.75°C rather than the pressure melting temperature. This point has not been checked because of technical difficulties. The results appear to show that the index in the power law is reduced at low stresses (i.e. less than about 0.5 bar). Other interpretations of the data are possible, however, so the result is not considered to be established. / Science, Faculty of / Physics and Astronomy, Department of / Graduate

The study endeavours to measure the growth in agricultural productivity and the concomitant changes in the relative contributions of the factors of production for the provinces of British Columbia and Saskatchewan over the period 1926 to 1954. Productivity is defined as the ratio of total output to total input¹, both expressed in physical units. The inputs were arranged in ten categories: labour, real estate, livestock, implements and machinery, cost of operating farm machinery, building costs, machinery costs, taxes, fertilizers, and miscellaneous. The outputs were arranged into four categories: field crops, livestock, forest products, and house rent. To facilitate the adding of the individual inputs and outputs, which occur in different units, the inputs and outputs are expressed in dollar values at constant prices. This is achieved by deflating the current dollar values by appropriate price indexes. Since the base period of price indexes is 1935-39, the inputs are expressed in dollar values at 1935-39 prices. Thus an index of the input values at 1935-39 prices is analagous to an index of the physical inputs and an index of the output values at 1935-39 prices is analagous to an index of the physical outputs. The analysis was to a certain extent hampered by the lack of requisite information and the inconsistencies in some of the published data. Though the degree of this inaccuracy could not be determined, it is worth noting that the output index numbers since 1935 were close to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Index of Farm Production, derived from physical production data. Both indexes agreed reasonably well except for those of British Columbia between 1946 and 1954 during which period the Dominion Bureau of Statistics output index numbers were consistently higher. The secular trend in the productivity ratios was obscured by varying weather and economic conditions. To make comparisons possible, two periods were chosen during which there were full employment and favourable weather conditions - the years 1926-1928 and 1952-1954. The results indicated that between these two periods the overall agricultural productivity in British Columbia had increased by 17 per cent, and in Saskatchewan by 33 per cent. The changes in the input structure associated with these changes in productivity can be summarized as follows: (1) The relative contribution of labour has declined. In both provinces it dropped from the major input factor to the third largest input. (2) The relative share of real estate increased in British Columbia from the second largest to the largest input factor. In Saskatchewan the relative share of real estate remained the second largest input factor. (3) The relative share of machinery increased in both provinces. In Saskatchewan it advanced from third place in relative importance to become the main input item. While the relative share of machinery increased at a more rapid rate in British Columbia than in Saskatchewan - it follows immediately after real estate in terms of total input. (4) The remaining input factors are small in relation to the three mentioned above. Although a considerable increase may take place in the absolute amounts - as in the case of fertilizer - the effect upon the input structure was small. If the 1952-54 output index numbers for British Columbia were adjusted to those computed by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, agricultural productivity in British Columbia will have increased by 37 per cent. On the other hand, should the rate of productivity increase in British Columbia be really slower than in Saskatchewan, the explanation may lie in too rapid an introduction of technological improvements. ¹Inputs are resources used in a production process, outputs are the end products. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

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There are four known Late Prehistoric burials in Saskatchewan which demonstrate at least two distinct patterns of mortuary behavior prevalent on the Northern Plains. The Bethune burial located near Bethune, Saskatchewan, is an Avonlea burial dating 1389 +/- 40 years BP. This site is the only Avonlea burial known to date in Canada, and only one of three burials now known in North America.<p> The Sisterbutte, Glen Ewen, and Moose Bay burials are all examples of mound burials. The Glen Ewen mound has been dated at 1220 +/- 70 years BP and 1110 +/- 90 years BP, while the Moose Bay mound has been associated with the Kathio and Devils Lake Sourisford burial complexes. The Sisterbutte mound has not been radiocarbon dated, nor are there any diagnostic cultural remains associated with it. This thesis assembles, and re-evaluates, all the accumulated data on Late Prehistoric burials in Saskatchewan.

In September 1905, Frederick W.G. Haultain, Premier of the North-West Territories, was not asked to form the first government of either Saskatchewan or Alberta. Many considered his treatment scandalous, especially since Haultain had distinguished himself during the Territorial period. As the Territorial governments first leader, Haultain worked tirelessly to provide the region with the services the residences of the other provinces took for granted. Despite these achievements, Haultain was not a good strategic thinker. After 1905, Haultain formed the Provincial Rights Party and served as the first leader of the opposition in Saskatchewan. Haultain retired from politics in 1912 after failing to secure a majority in three successive elections. Haultains reputation as an elder statesman developed after his death in 1941. Many scholars have blamed Liberal politicians for Haultains marginalization. In reality, by 1905 Haultain had undermined his own base of support by making poor political choices that alienated his supporters. In seeking provincehood for the North-West Territories, Haultain unwisely alienated his Cabinet colleagues whose support was essential to maintaining the Assemblys confidence in the government. He also failed to build the Provincial Rights Party into a serious alternative to the Liberals because he lacked some important political skills. Haultain failed to enlist any talented individuals to serve along side him in the Assembly. Most importantly, Haultain failed to realize that it was practically impossible to form a government without the support of rural Saskatchewan, and took many positions that alienated farmers. His failure to support reciprocity in 1911 ultimately destroyed his already damaged reputation.